R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Speaks: 'What He Did to Me Was Criminal'

R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Speaks: "What He Did to Me Was Criminal" Andrea Kelly was married to the singer from 1996 to 2009 And is the mother of his three children. She has been silent about the allegations that Kelly was keeping a group of young women hostage, In what has been deemed a “sex cult” or several years. Andrea broke her silence TV One’s Sister Circle, revealing she had contemplated suicide due to the singer’s physical abuse. We got divorced because I was no longer going to sit and be violated. What he did to me was criminal. Andrea also sat with the parents of Joycelyn Savage, who claim the singer has brainwashed their daughter. I just want you to know that I stand in the gap for Joycelyn, and I know I understand it to a level that no police officer, no counselor, no judge, nobody will understand. R. Kelly has denied all allegations of abuse and misconduct.